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enVIDEO: In historic moment, transgender priest becomes first to preach at the National Cathedralhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/video-historic-moment-transgender-priest-becomes-first-preach-national-cathedral
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-06/cameron%20partridge%20national%20cathedral.jpg?itok=d32n_Y-3" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Reverend Dr. Cameron Partridge made history last Sunday when he became the first openly transgender priest to preach at Washington National Cathedral. The moment is truly a historical milestone for transgender Episcopalians: Washington National Cathedral has immense historical significance as the second largest cathedral in the country and the sixth largest in the world. The massive, over-century-old, Neo-Gothic structure attracts over 1500 worshippers every Sunday.</p>
<p>Partridge, who spoke from the Canterbury Pulpit in honor of Pride Month, is one of seven openly transgender clergy in the Episcopal Church. He currently serves as the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University as well as a lecturer and counselor at Harvard Divinity School.<img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2272263%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2014-06/cameron%20partridge.jpg?itok=_TttgAAS" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right; width: 176px; height: 220px;" width="176"></p>
<p>Prior to the service, the Dean of Washington National Cathedral, Reverend Gary Hall, told the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/transgender-priest-national-cathedral-pride_n_5459762.html" target="_blank">Huffington Post </a>how he hoped Partridge&#39;s presence and service would send out a powerful, important message:</p>
<blockquote><p>As an advocate both within the Church and wider community, Cameron&rsquo;s presence in the pulpit, I hope, will also send a symbolic message in support of greater equality for the transgender community, which suffers from acts of violence, discrimination, unemployment, homelessness, and financial inequality. We at Washington National Cathedral are striving to send a message of love and affirmation, especially to LGBT youth who suffer daily because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. We want to proclaim to them as proudly and unequivocally as we can: Your gender identity is good and your sexual orientation is good because that&rsquo;s the way that God made you.</p>
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<p>Partridge&#39;s sermon certainly lived up to the Dean&#39;s hope of being a profound message of inclusivity. In his sermon, Partridge said,</p>
<blockquote><p>I&#39;m moved by how our decisions are calling us into a deeper awareness of the mystery of the human person. For at the end of the day, to respect the dignity of every human being, as we promise in our Baptismal covenant, is to actively create space for the unfolding of our lifelong growth as members of Christ&#39;s body, whoever we may be.</p>
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<p>These decisions Partridge referenced include the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/episcopal-church-votes-include-transgender-people-77th-general-convention" target="_blank">Episcopal Church&#39;s vote in 2012 to allow the ordination of transgender people</a> and as well as <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/episcopal-church-authorizes-new-blessing-gay-and-lesbian-couples" target="_blank">allowing same-sex marriage blessings</a>. Back in 2003, Christianity&#39;s first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, was approved by the church. Bishop Robinson, an Episcopalian, preceded over Sunday&#39;s service.<img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2270929%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="145" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2014-05/gene%20robinson.jpg?itok=KF7iv41H" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right; width: 220px; height: 145px;" width="220"></p>
<p>Regarding Partridge&#39;s sermon, Bishop Robinson emphasized how important the message of inclusion is for those who are marginalized, especially some of society&#39;s most vulnerable members: homeless LGBT youth. Bishop Robinson said:</p>
<blockquote><p>The most important person to hear the message of inclusion is that person who has been told for years at a time that God abhors them, that God finds them objectionable, and not worthy of God&#39;s love. And the message that indeed God does love gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender children is desperately needed to be heard by those &ndash; many of whom are young people who have been kicked out of their homes when they came out to their parents and are living on the streets of our cities.</p>
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<p>Check out a clip of Partridge&#39;s sermon along with more commentary in a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/22/us-usa-washington-dc-cathedral-idUSKBN0EX0WH20140622">Reuters </a>report below:</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">June 25, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:34:43 +0000jpulitano71430 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/video-historic-moment-transgender-priest-becomes-first-preach-national-cathedral#commentsThe National Cathedral and Gene Robinson are going on an LGBT pilgrimage and you're invitedhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-cathedral-and-gene-robinson-are-going-lgbt-pilgrimage-and-youre-invited
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img height="540" width="720" style="height: 563px; width: 750px;" class="media-element file-file-styles-750px" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/El%20Salvador%20Pic1.jpg?itok=rLaqPPTZ" alt="" /></p>
<p>This summer, the landmark <a href="http://www.nationalcathedral.org/">Washington National Cathedral</a>&#39;s LGBT ministry group is going on a faith based, LGBT focused pilgrimage to El Salvador. It was recently announced that Bishop Gene Robinson, an advocate and the first openly gay bishop in history, will be going on the trip, which is open to the public.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>EXCITING NEWS! <a href="https://twitter.com/BishopGRobinson">@BishopGRobinson</a> is joining <a href="https://twitter.com/Cristosal">@Cristosal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LGBT&amp;src=hash">#LGBT</a> pilgrimage to El Salvador. Join us w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/WNCathedral">@WNCathedral</a> group: <a href="http://t.co/t41zj1AsrY">http://t.co/t41zj1AsrY</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Richard M. Weinberg (@richardmosson) <a href="https://twitter.com/richardmosson/statuses/467410055302631424">May 16, 2014</a></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://cristosal.org/">Foundation Cristosal</a>, a faith-based community development NGO in El Salvador, is responsible for planning and facilitating the pilgrimage.</p>
<p>&quot;Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the historic human rights movement of El Salvador while also examining the unique role of the Anglican-Episcopal Church within the local LGBT community,&quot; according to the National Cathedral. Cristosal is an organization rooted in Anglicanism. The trip will take place July 7 -14.</p>
<p>Here&#39;s the itinerary, <a href="http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/LGBT20140707.shtml#.U3uubCjfiSq">as laid out on the Cathedral&#39;s website</a>:</p>
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<li>Meetings and social activities with members of the Anglican-Episcopal Church of El Salvador&rsquo;s Sexual Diversity Ministry</li>
<li>Visiting sacred and historic sites in San Salvador, including the tomb of Archbishop Óscar Romero in the Metropolitan Cathedral</li>
<li>Meeting with local LGBT community activist and human rights organizations</li>
<li>Meeting with governmental representatives about the struggles of the country&rsquo;s LGBT citizens</li>
<li>Studying the theology behind the Church&rsquo;s acceptance of LGBT individuals</li>
<li>Daily reflection, as well as opportunities for worship and prayer</li>
<li>A concluding day of relaxation and reflection at the beach</li>
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<p>Cristosal&#39;s week long delegation provides a space to explore grassroots perspectives and experiences, faith, community, history, and the LGBT community&#39;s advances and adversities. One achievement came earlier this year, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/trans-people-now-allowed-vote-el-salvador-still-suffer-rampant-violence">transgender people were allowed to vote in an election</a> for the first time in El Salvador&#39;s history. Still, the LGBT community must constantly confront issues of sexism, violence, disparities, and more.</p>
<p>In 2012, GLAAD interviewed Salvadoran lesbian advocates (you can read parts <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/solidarity-actions-exclusive-interview-young-lesbian-activists-el-salvador-part-1">1</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/secret-meetings-conversion-therapy-and-male-power-lgbt-life-el-salvador">2</a>, and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/corrective-rape-celebrations-diversity-and-need-global-community-lgbt-life-el-salvador">3</a>). One advocate, Veronica said then, &quot;It surprises us when other people are interested in hearing our stories and hearing our history. But this is a country that is rich in stories and history, and we certainly hope this information is helpful and can generate new relationships and solidarity and actions.&quot;</p>
<p>Tickets are $785 and the registration deadline is coming up&mdash;Friday, May 31. For ticketing details, e-mail <a href="mailto:rweinberg@cathedral.org">rweinberg@cathedral.org</a>.</p>
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Wed, 21 May 2014 22:26:41 +0000alexandrabolles71080 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-cathedral-and-gene-robinson-are-going-lgbt-pilgrimage-and-youre-invited#commentsLandmarks around the country are going purple for #SpiritDayhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/landmarks-around-country-are-going-purple-spiritday
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Spirit Day, landmarks and buildings across the country went purple to support LGBT youth and oppose bullying.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Times Square in New York City was awash in purple, as several Times Square institutions dedicated their billboards to Spirit Day</p>
<p>Reuters</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_20131017_131832.jpg?itok=Pxv65t1w" alt="" />&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p>MTV</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_20131017_085931.jpg?itok=YhDMWMG-" alt="" /></p>
<p>NASDAQ</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_2558.JPG?itok=aRtKVPdM" alt="" /></p>
<p>American Eagle</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_20131010_213611.jpg?itok=Cd-atv0n" alt="" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/IMG_20131010_215208.jpg?itok=io6isq4y" alt="" /></p>
<p>Further downtown, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-and-open-finance-announce-financial-services-support-spiritday-including-cnbc-hosts-new">New York Stock Exchange</a> lit up in purple as well.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/nyse_0.jpg?itok=59MuN87Q" alt="" /></p>
<p>At the nation's capital, the National Cathedral turned purple on Facebook.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/1385112_10151907196782552_1483938326_n.jpg?itok=H0gvi5EA" alt="" /></p>
<p>White House also tweeted its support for Spirit Day.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT if you agree no child should have to face bullying because of who they are—then learn how you can help: <a href="http://t.co/AIpvrECPCO">http://t.co/AIpvrECPCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a></p>
<p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/390906710832865280">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&nbsp; in the City by the Bay, San Francisco City Hall is going purple</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/San%20Francisco%20City%20Hall.jpg?itok=FJBNZr9D" alt="" /></p>
<p>The Fremont Street Experience went purple before Steve Grand started his concert.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/BW005CiCMAA-ztO.jpg?itok=Ipb6Lp-K" alt="" /></p>
<p>Later the LAX Pylon Lights will be shining purple for people landing into Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Founded in 2010, Spirit Day&nbsp;is an international, united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBT teens and young adults everywhere. Participants can get into the spirit by</p>
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<li>Turning your Facebook, Twitter and other profile photos purple at&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday">www.glaad.org/spiritday</a></strong>&nbsp;and spreading the word by using hashtag&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay" target="_blank">#SpiritDay</a></strong></li>
<li>Wearing purple today, October 17, and encouraging classmates or coworkers to do the same</li>
<li>Uploading photos of you wearing purple to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr using hashtag&nbsp;<strong>#SpiritDay&nbsp;</strong>and Spirit Day&nbsp;<a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/graphics">graphics</a></li>
<li>Downloading the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/app">Spirit Day App</a></li>
<li>Educating your friends and family about bullying and the LGBT community</li>
<li>Getting your school, GSA, organization, etc. to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/endorse">become a Spirit Day partner</a></li>
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<p>Take a look at who else is participating at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday">www.glaad.org/spiritday</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 17, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/times-square">Times Square</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mtv">MTV</a>, </li>
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Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:02:07 +0000rossmurray68607 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/landmarks-around-country-are-going-purple-spiritday#commentsNational Cathedral teaming up with GLAAD to honor LGBT youthhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-cathedral-teaming-glaad-honor-lgbt-youth
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/National_Cathedral_Sanctuary_Panorama_0.jpg?itok=TlzgqHYF" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On the twelfth of October, 1998, twenty-one year old college student Matthew Shepard, was abducted, tortured, and left to die in an open field under the expansive Wyoming sky. To mark the fifteenth anniversary of Matthew's murder and to spread a message of love and inclusion to LGBT youth and young adults, GLAAD is partnering with other LGBT rights organizations and<a href="http://www.nationalcathedral.org/"> Washington's National Cathedral</a> to hold a series of events to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.</p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-right" height="220" id="6" style="width: 136px; height: 195px; float: right;;;;" width="153" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Matthew_Shepard_0.jpg?itok=A3gFTWHM" alt="" /></p>
<p>The events will kick off on Friday evening, October fourth, with the East coast premiere of the film <a href="http://mattshepardisafriendofmine.com/"><em>Matt Shepard is a </em><em>Friend of Mine</em></a>. The film chronicles director Michele Josue, a friend of Matthew, as she journeys back to the locations where Matthew lived, grew up, and died. She visits with those who knew him swapping memories and painting a picture of a young life whose legacy seems to defy death. Even in only viewing the trailer, the juxtaposition between the beautiful Wyoming landscape the onslaught of unspeakable tragedy is unsettlingly moving.</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="239" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/34523434" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="425"></iframe></p>
<p>On Sunday Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, will be joined by Joshua Deese, an LGBT advocate from The <a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/">Trevor Project</a>, and Jane Clementi, the mother of Tyler Clementi, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/news/tyler-clementis-parents-speak-out-sons-death-dharun-ravis-trial-and-their-new-foundation-video">an eighteen year old Rutgers student who died by suicide</a>&nbsp;after his roommate clandestinely filmed him sharing an intimate moment with another man. The three activists will lead a panel at 10:10 AM where they will discuss the impact that Matthew and Tyler's legacies have had on LGBT youth. The panel will be followed by a special Eucharist in honor of LGBT youth and young adults.</p>
<p>"For too long, LGBT people have been ostracized by or unwelcome in faith communities who have used the Bible like a weapon," said Dean of the Cathedral, the Very Rev. Gary Hall. "Washington National Cathedral is a house of prayer where all are welcome, and where all people can experience God's boundless love and grace."</p>
<p>The National Cathedral has a long history of welcoming LGBT people into its community. In January the 106 year old Episcopal cathedral began <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/washington-national-cathedral-host-weddings-gay-and-lesbian-couples">performing weddings for gay and lesbian couples</a>. In June, a contingency from the cathdedral <a href="http://www.glaad.org/news/dc-gay-pride-parade-includes-contingent-washington-national-cathedral">marched</a> in Washington's pride parade, and the great cathedral bells <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/washington-national-cathedral-doma_n_3503730.html">pealed</a> in celebration of the Supreme Court's decison to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. GLAAD is proud to partner with the Cathedral and we urge all our supporters in the DC area to attend the events!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/lgbt20131004.shtml#.UipErcpGPVE">Get your tickets to the screening here!</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">September 6, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:00:35 +0000patrickkeough67966 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-cathedral-teaming-glaad-honor-lgbt-youth#commentsWashington National Cathedral to Host Weddings for Gay and Lesbian Coupleshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/washington-national-cathedral-host-weddings-gay-and-lesbian-couples
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 5px; float: left;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/National%20Cathedral.JPG?itok=Bga_T4AM" alt="" />Now that Washington DC and Maryland have both legalized marriage for all loving couples, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/gay-weddings-washington-national-cathedral_n_2436668.html">the National Cathedral, which is affiliated with the Episcopal Church, will perform weddings for gay and lesbian couples</a>. The marriage rite for LGBT members was adopted by the Episcopal Church in 2012, though individual congregations can choose whether or not to implement it.</p>
<p>The National Cathedral is one of the most recognizable places of worship in the United States, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. It has also hosted many presidential inauguration services as well as the funerals for several presidents, including Ronald Regan and Gerald Ford.</p>
<p>The cathedral's dean, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/09/national-cathedral-same-sex-weddings/1819555/">the Very Rev. Gary Hall, said</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p style="margin-left:.25in;">I read the Bible as seriously as fundamentalists do. And my reading of the Bible leads me to want to do this because I think it's being faithful to the kind of community that Jesus would have us be. As a kind of tall-steeple, public church in the nation's capital, by saying we're going to bless same-sex marriages, conduct same-sex marriages, we are really trying to take the next step for marriage equality in the nation and in the culture.</p>
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<p>The Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose Diocese of Washington includes the District of Columbia as well as four counties in Maryland, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/national-cathedral-to-officiate-same-sex-marriages/">decided in December that the National Cathedral would perform marriages for all couples</a>, but waited until today to make the announcement. Due to the cathedral’s popularity and busy schedule, it will likely be at least six months until the first gay or lesbian couple marries there.</p>
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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:55:52 +0000miriamlazewatsky61339 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/washington-national-cathedral-host-weddings-gay-and-lesbian-couples#comments